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United States Patent | 5,681,724 |
Tripp ,   et al. | October 28, 1997 |
The present invention relates to parasitic helminth macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) proteins; to parasitic helminth MIF nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such MIF proteins; to antibodies raised against such MIF proteins; and to compounds that inhibit parasitic helminth MIF activity. The present invention also includes methods to obtain such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies, and inhibitory compounds. Also included in the present invention are therapeutic compositions comprising such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies and/or inhibitory compounds as well as the use of such therapeutic compositions to protect animals from diseases caused by parasitic helminths.
Inventors: | Tripp; Cynthia Ann (Ft. Collins, CO); Brandt; Kevin S. (Windsor, CO); Wisnewski; Nancy (Ft. Collins, CO) |
Assignee: | Heska Corporation (Ft. Collins, CO) |
Appl. No.: | 558735 |
Filed: | November 16, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 435/70.1; 435/252.3; 435/320.1; 536/23.5; 536/24.31; 536/24.33 |
Intern'l Class: | C07H 021/04; C12P 021/02 |
Field of Search: | 435/70.1,172.3,240.2,252.3,320.1 536/23.5,24.31,24.33 |
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__________________________________________________________________________ SEQUENCE LISTING (1) GENERAL INFORMATION: (iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 23 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:1: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 532 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 8..355 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:1: AAAAAAAATGCCATATTTCACGATCGATACAAACATACCACAGGACCGT49 MetProTyrPheThrIleAspThrAsnIleProGlnAspArg 1510 GTTTCGGATGCATTTCTAAAGAAGGCTTCAAGTACGGTTGCAAAAGCA97 ValSerAspAlaPheLeuLysLysAlaSerSerThrValAlaLysAla 15202530 CTTGGAAAACCGGAAAGTTACGTATCAATCCATGTGAATGGTGGACAA145 LeuGlyLysProGluSerTyrValSerIleHisValAsnGlyGlyGln 354045 GCGATGACATTCGGTGGAAGTACAGATCCATGTGCTGTGTGTGTTTTA193 AlaMetThrPheGlyGlySerThrAspProCysAlaValCysValLeu 505560 AAATCAATCGGTTCTGTTGGTCCCAGTGTGAATAATTCACACTGTGAG241 LysSerIleGlySerValGlyProSerValAsnAsnSerHisCysGlu 657075 AAATTGTACAAATTGCTCGCTGATGAGCTGAAAATTCCGAAGAATCGA289 LysLeuTyrLysLeuLeuAlaAspGluLeuLysIleProLysAsnArg 808590 TGCTACATCGAATTTGTGGATATTAATGCTTCTGCAATGGGTTTTAAT337 CysTyrIleGluPheValAspIleAsnAlaSerAlaMetGlyPheAsn 95100105110 GGATCTACTTTCGGATAATTGGTTTTTTACGGAAGAAATTGCAATTTTTGGAAAT392 GlySerThrPheGly 115 TATGAAACTTCAGTTGAAAATTCCAGTTGTCGTTCTTTTTAATAAGATTTTCGTTTCCCA452 TACTTTTTCTCTGTTACCTGGGAATTTAAGTAATTATATGTTTGATAATAAAACTGTTTA512 ATCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA532 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 115 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2: MetProTyrPheThrIleAspThrAsnIleProGlnAspArgValSer 151015 AspAlaPheLeuLysLysAlaSerSerThrValAlaLysAlaLeuGly 202530 LysProGluSerTyrValSerIleHisValAsnGlyGlyGlnAlaMet 354045 ThrPheGlyGlySerThrAspProCysAlaValCysValLeuLysSer 505560 IleGlySerValGlyProSerValAsnAsnSerHisCysGluLysLeu 65707580 TyrLysLeuLeuAlaAspGluLeuLysIleProLysAsnArgCysTyr 859095 IleGluPheValAspIleAsnAlaSerAlaMetGlyPheAsnGlySer 100105110 ThrPheGly 115 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 345 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3: ATGCCATATTTCACGATCGATACAAACATACCACAGGACCGAGTTTCGGATGCATTTCTA60 AAGAAGGCTTCAAGTACGGTTGCAAAAGCACTTGGAAAACCGGAAAGTTACGTATCAATC120 CATGTGAATGGTGGACAAGCGATGACATTCGGTGGAAGTACAGATCCATGTGCTGTGTGT180 GTTTTAAAATCAATCGGTTCTGTTGGTCCCAGTGTGAATAATTCACACTGTGAGAAATTG240 TACAAATTGCTCGCTGATGAGCTGAAAATTCCGAAGAATCGATGCTACATCGAATTTGTG300 GATATTAATGCTTCTGCAATGGGTTTTAATGGATCTACTTTCGGA345 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 440 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 8..353 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4: GGGAGAAATGCCTGCTTTTACGATCAATACAAACATACCGCAGAGCAAT49 MetProAlaPheThrIleAsnThrAsnIleProGlnSerAsn 1510 GTTTCGGATGCGTTCCTAAAGAAGGCATCAAGCACGGTTGCGAAACGA97 ValSerAspAlaPheLeuLysLysAlaSerSerThrValAlaLysArg 15202530 CTTGGAAAGCCGGAAAGTTATGTGGCAATTCATGTGAATGGTGGACAA145 LeuGlyLysProGluSerTyrValAlaIleHisValAsnGlyGlyGln 354045 GCGATGGTATTCGGTGGAAGTACTGATCCATGTGCTGTGTGTGTTTTA193 AlaMetValPheGlyGlySerThrAspProCysAlaValCysValLeu 505560 AAATCAATCGGTTGTGTTGGTCCTAATGTCAATAATTCGCACTCTGAA241 LysSerIleGlyCysValGlyProAsnValAsnAsnSerHisSerGlu 657075 AAATTGTTCAAATTACTCGCTGATGAATTGAAAATTCCAAAAAATCGA289 LysLeuPheLysLeuLeuAlaAspGluLeuLysIleProLysAsnArg 808590 TGCTACATCGAATTTGTGAATATCGATGCGTCTACAATGGCTTTTAAT337 CysTyrIleGluPheValAsnIleAspAlaSerThrMetAlaPheAsn 95100105110 GGATCTACTTTTGGATAATTGAATTTCGCAAAGGGAAATGTCATTTTCAGAAATTG393 GlySerThrPheGly 115 TGGAACTTTAGCTGAAATTTCTAGTTATTGTTCTTTTAATTAATAAC440 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 115 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:5: MetProAlaPheThrIleAsnThrAsnIleProGlnSerAsnValSer 151015 AspAlaPheLeuLysLysAlaSerSerThrValAlaLysArgLeuGly 202530 LysProGluSerTyrValAlaIleHisValAsnGlyGlyGlnAlaMet 354045 ValPheGlyGlySerThrAspProCysAlaValCysValLeuLysSer 505560 IleGlyCysValGlyProAsnValAsnAsnSerHisSerGluLysLeu 65707580 PheLysLeuLeuAlaAspGluLeuLysIleProLysAsnArgCysTyr 859095 IleGluPheValAsnIleAspAlaSerThrMetAlaPheAsnGlySer 100105110 ThrPheGly 115 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 345 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:6: ATGCCTGCTTTTACGATCAATACAAACATACCGCAGAGCAATGTTTCGGATGCGTTCCTA60 AAGAAGGCATCAAGCACGGTTGCGAAACGACTTGGAAAGCCGGAAAGTTATGTGGCAATT120 CATGTGAATGGTGGACAAGCGATGGTATTCGGTGGAAGTACTGATCCATGTGCTGTGTGT180 GTTTTAAAATCAATCGGTTGTGTTGGTCCTAATGTCAATAATTCGCACTCTGAAAAATTG240 TTCAAATTACTCGCTGATGAATTGAAAATTCCAAAAAATCGATGCTACATCGAATTTGTG300 AATATCGATGCGTCTACAATGGCTTTTAATGGATCTACTTTTGGA345 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:7: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 522 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 1..343 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:7: AAACCTTTTCCACTCAGCTCAAACATACCGCAGAGCAATGTTTCGGAT48 LysProPheProLeuSerSerAsnIleProGlnSerAsnValSerAsp 151015 GCGTTCCTAAAGAAGGCATCAAGCACGGTTGCGAAACGACTTGGAAAG96 AlaPheLeuLysLysAlaSerSerThrValAlaLysArgLeuGlyLys 202530 CCGGAAAGTTATGTGGCAATTCATGTGAATGGTGGACAAGCGATGGTA144 ProGluSerTyrValAlaIleHisValAsnGlyGlyGlnAlaMetVal 354045 TTCGGTGGAAGTACTGATCCATGTGCTGTGTGTGTTTTAAAATCAATC192 PheGlyGlySerThrAspProCysAlaValCysValLeuLysSerIle 505560 GGTTGTGTTGGTCCTAATGTCAATAATTCGCACTCTGAAAAATTGTTC240 GlyCysValGlyProAsnValAsnAsnSerHisSerGluLysLeuPhe 65707580 AAATTACTCGCTGATGAATTGAAAATTCCAAAAAATCGATGCTACATC288 LysLeuLeuAlaAspGluLeuLysIleProLysAsnArgCysTyrIle 859095 GAATTTGTGAATATCGATGCGTCTACAATGGCTTTTAATGGATCTACT336 GluPheValAsnIleAspAlaSerThrMetAlaPheAsnGlySerThr 100105110 TTTGGATAATTGAATTTCGCAAAGGGAAATGTCATTTTCAGAAATTGTGGAACTTTA393 PheGly GCTGAAATTTCTAGTTATTGTTCTTTTAATTAATAACATTTTTATTATCCATACATTTTT453 AAATTGTTACTTGAAACTTTTAAGTGAAATAGTGATTTGTTTGGTAATAAAACTATTTAA513 TCAAAAAAA522 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:8: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 114 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:8: LysProPheProLeuSerSerAsnIleProGlnSerAsnValSerAsp 151015 AlaPheLeuLysLysAlaSerSerThrValAlaLysArgLeuGlyLys 202530 ProGluSerTyrValAlaIleHisValAsnGlyGlyGlnAlaMetVal 354045 PheGlyGlySerThrAspProCysAlaValCysValLeuLysSerIle 505560 GlyCysValGlyProAsnValAsnAsnSerHisSerGluLysLeuPhe 65707580 LysLeuLeuAlaAspGluLeuLysIleProLysAsnArgCysTyrIle 859095 GluPheValAsnIleAspAlaSerThrMetAlaPheAsnGlySerThr 100105110 PheGly (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:9: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 342 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:9: AAACCTTTTCCACTCAGCTCAAACATACCGCAGAGCAATGTTTCGGATGCGTTCCTAAAG60 AAGGCATCAAGCACGGTTGCGAAACGACTTGGAAAGCCGGAAAGTTATGTGGCAATTCAT120 GTGAATGGTGGACAAGCGATGGTATTCGGTGGAAGTACTGATCCATGTGCTGTGTGTGTT180 TTAAAATCAATCGGTTGTGTTGGTCCTAATGTCAATAATTCGCACTCTGAAAAATTGTTC240 AAATTACTCGCTGATGAATTGAAAATTCCAAAAAATCGATGCTACATCGAATTTGTGAAT300 ATCGATGCGTCTACAATGGCTTTTAATGGATCTACTTTTGGA342 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:10: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 282 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 1..103 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:10: AAATTGCTCGCTGATGAGCTGAAAATTCCGAAGAATCGATGCTACATC48 LysLeuLeuAlaAspGluLeuLysIleProLysAsnArgCysTyrIle 151015 GAATTTGTGGATATTAATGCTTCTGCAATGGGTTTTAATGGATCTACT96 GluPheValAspIleAsnAlaSerAlaMetGlyPheAsnGlySerThr 202530 TTCGGATAATTGGTTTTTTACGGAAGAAATTGCAATTTTTGGAAATTATGAAACTTC153 PheGly AGTTGAAAATTCCAGTTGTCGTTCTTTTTAATAAGATTTTCGTTTCCCATACTTTTTCTC213 TGTTACCTGGGAATTTAAGTAATTATATGTTTGATAATAAAACTGTTTAATCAAAAAAAA273 AAAAAAAAA282 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:11: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 34 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:11: LysLeuLeuAlaAspGluLeuLysIleProLysAsnArgCysTyrIle
151015 GluPheValAspIleAsnAlaSerAlaMetGlyPheAsnGlySerThr 202530 PheGly (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:12: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 102 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:12: AAATTGCTCGCTGATGAGCTGAAAATTCCGAAGAATCGATGCTACATCGAATTTGTGGAT60 ATTAATGCTTCTGCAATGGGTTTTAATGGATCTACTTTCGGA102 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:13: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (primer) (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:13: CGCTCTAGAACTAGTGGATC20 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:14: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (primer) (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:14: CCAATTATCCGAAAGTAGATCC22 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:15: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 28 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (primer) (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:15: CTTCGGAATTTTCAGCTCATCAGCGAGC28 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:16: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 355 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:16: AAAAAAAATGCCATATTTCACGATCGATACAAACATACCACAGGACCGAGTTTCGGATGC60 ATTTCTAAAGAAGGCTTCAAGTACGGTTGCAAAAGCACTTGGAAAACCGGAAAGTTACGT120 ATCAATCCATGTGAATGGTGGACAAGCGATGACATTCGGTGGAAGTACAGATCCATGTGC180 TGTGTGTGTTTTAAAATCAATCGGTTCTGTTGGTCCCAGTGTGAATAATTCACACTGTGA240 GAAATTGTACAAATTGCTCGCTGATGAGCTGAAAATTCCGAAGAATCGATGCTACATCGA300 ATTTGTGGATATTAATGCTTCTGCAATGGGTTTTAATGGATCTACTTTCGGATAA355 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:17: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 345 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:17: ATGCCATATTTCACGATCGATACAAACATACCACAGGACCGAGTTTCGGATGCATTTCTA60 AAGAAGGCTTCAAGTACGGTTGCAAAAGCACTTGGAAAACCGGAAAGTTACGTATCAATC120 CATGTGAATGGTGGACAAGCGATGACATTCGGTGGAAGTACAGATCCATGTGCTGTGTGT180 GTTTTAAAATCAATCGGTTCTGTTGGTCCCAGTGTGAATAATTCACACTGTGAGAAATTG240 TACAAATTGCTCGCTGATGAGCTGAAAATTCCGAAGAATCGATGCTACATCGAATTTGTG300 GATATTAATGCTTCTGCAATGGGTTTTAATGGATCTACTTTCGGA345 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:18: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 333 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:18: ATCGATACAAACATACCACAGGACCGTGTTTCGGATGCATTTCTAAAGAAGGCTTCAAGT60 ACGGTTGCAAAAGCACTTGGAAAACCGGAAAGTTACGTATCAATCCATGTGAATGGTGGA120 CAAGCGATGACATTCGGTGGAAGTACAGATCCATGTGCTGTGTGTGTTTTAAAATCAATC180 GGTTCTGTTGGTCCCAGTGTGAATAATTCACACTGTGAGAAATTGTACAAATTGCTCGCT240 GATGAGCTGAAAATTCCGAAGAATCGATGCTACATCGAATTTGTGGATATTAATGCTTCT300 GCAATGGGTTTTAATGGATCTACTTTCGGATAA333 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:19: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 330 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:19: ATCGATACAAACATACCACAGGACCGTGTTTCGGATGCATTTCTAAAGAAGGCTTCAAGT60 ACGGTTGCAAAAGCACTTGGAAAACCGGAAAGTTACGTATCAATCCATGTGAATGGTGGA120 CAAGCGATGACATTCGGTGGAAGTACAGATCCATGTGCTGTGTGTGTTTTAAAATCAATC180 GGTTCTGTTGGTCCCAGTGTGAATAATTCACACTGTGAGAAATTGTACAAATTGCTCGCT240 GATGAGCTGAAAATTCCGAAGAATCGATGCTACATCGAATTTGTGGATATTAATGCTTCT300 GCAATGGGTTTTAATGGATCTACTTTCGGA330 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:20: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 29 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (primer) (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:20: GGACGGATCCAATGCCATATTTCACGATC29 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 28 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (primer) (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:21: GAGCGAATTCTTATCCGAAAGTAGATCC28 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:22: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 35 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (primer) (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:22: CGCGGATCCTATAAATATGCCATATTTCACGATCG35 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:23: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (primer) (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23: CCGGAATTCTTATCCGAAAGTAGATCC27 __________________________________________________________________________